A New Opportunity & Time for Change

Recently a long time mentor reached out to me with an opportunity. We've discussed opportunities before but this one stood out to me.  My mentor knows I love my full-time job but also knows, I'm looking for something more.

I started this blog and my fitness based Instagram to connect to people on another level.
I wanted to share my love of health and fitness. More accurately, my love/hate relationship with health and fitness. It is a daily struggle for me but I'm willing to fight. I choose to share that fight with an online audience every day.

I've battled with self image and my weight all of my life. Since I was a child, I was made critically aware of my appearance. More so, how MY appearance made OTHER people feel.  People felt the constant need to tell me how pretty my face is which is a direct translation too, your face is pretty but your body is not. Everyone from well intentioned family members to my driving instructor commented on my weight. It was evident my appearance made them uncomfortable.

I was over 20 years old before I was able to address what I needed to be my best self. I finally realized I wasn't always the person in the room with the thickest thighs. And if I was? That it was OK.

Like I said, it's a daily struggle. Working on my health and my fitness helped me tap into a part of myself I didn't realize I had. A part that wanted to be transparent and truthful as well as inspiring.

From there, I've been searching for more. Slowly, I've been getting more. More sleep, more love, more happiness, more anxiety and more opportunity. I'll take the good with the bad.

When my mentor and I talked at great length about this new opportunity I knew I had to take a chance. I am afraid to fail and to disappoint not only myself, but her. In the end, I have to remind myself that not taking a chance is really the only way I'd fail.

This opportunity? I am a Stylist with a grass roots athleisure brand called Peach. Peach is a women's clothing line that wants to elevate your everyday look. It was created by women, for women.

I'm excited about this new venture for several reasons.

• I am challenging myself. I need to push myself beyond my comfort zone in order to succeed. 
• I am learning about sales and branding from experienced professionals every day.
  The company is very hands on and knows if we succeed, they succeed. 
• I am taking control of my destiny. I can succeed as much or as little as I want. I put in the work, I reap the rewards. 

For me, this is about more than a secondary income. It's a chance to grow and learn and to take myself closer to that 'more' I am endlessly searching for.

You can learn more about Peach here